Ezekiel 22:19

A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence.

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God will burn them as dross in his furnace.

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The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and people.

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Ezekiel 22:19(King James Version)Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem is here represented as the fining pot; all the people, who had become dross, are to be gathered together in it; and the fire of the Chaldeans, blown by the wrath of God, is to melt the whole. No ordinary means will avail to purge their impurities; the most violent must therefore be resorted to.